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E. EMMERT.- HARVESITER.

No. 73,788. Patented Jan. 28,. 1868.

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E. EMMBRT. HARVESTER.

No. 73,788. Patented Jan. 28, 1868.

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I Letters Patent No. 73,788, 'datecl Jantmry 28, 1868.

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.Be it knownthat I, EMMERT, of. Franklin Grove, in the countyof Lee, and State of: Illinois, have invented. a new and vusefullm'p'roveinent in Harvesters; and I do hereby declare that the followin'gis a full, clear, andexact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to make and use the same, referonce being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this. specification, in which-- Figure lis aside sectional view of my invention taken in the line a; m, fig. 2. Figure 2, a plan or top view of the same. Figure 3, a verticalseotionof the same, taken in the line 3 y, fig. 1.

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This invention-relates'to improvements in harvester s, and consists in thecombination of the fingers and eutter-bar with the notched pitm an,- when thelatter is pivoted to the outer end of the cutter-bar, for the purpose of scattering the cutgrass, as willbe hereinafter more fully described. I

v A represents an axle, having-a wheel, B, on each end of it, and pendent bars an attached, to which the platform-frame C is secured. is a be'am,-tbe rear-end of which is connected-by ajoint, b, with the axle'A, said beambeiag braced by a bar, 0, which isalsoconnected with the axle by a joint,-d. The front end of the beam D is supported by atru ck, E the axle e of which turns on a king-bolt. On the beam D, near itsfront end, there, are secured two uprights, f f, between which a wheel, E, is placed, the axis of said wheel having its bearingsin the upper parts of the uprights. To this wheel E arms are attached, between which the driver's s eat,'F, is secured, in such a manner that it may be adjusted further forward or backward, as may be desired. The wheel E is conne'ctedbya chain, I to the upper endsof bars 2' t, which are attached to the front end of the I platform-frame G, at the right-hand side thereof. One of the wheeled? is provided at its inner side with a con centric toothed rim, j, into whi ch a pinion, F, gears, said pinion being on a shaft, G,which has a bevelsw'lieel,

v' upon-it, the wheel gearing intoa bevel-pinion, Z, on the inner end of th'e shaftfof a drum, H, which is below and parallel with the beam D. The front end of the shaft of drun H is ma'dein the form' of a 'crank p, and

has a pitman, I, attached, which extends to the outer end of the sickle J, and is'connceted'thereto bya suitable joint, n'. The sickle J is fitted and works upon a finger-bamK, as usual, and the upper edge or surface of the pitman is formed 'with ratchet-shapedjteeth, 0'. L represents'anendless carrier,-lwhich is directly hack of and parallel with the'finger-bar K, and works over a roller,j',- at the outer or'Igrain-end of the platform-frame G,

and over a roller, g, at the upper ends of standards f f vthe lower ends ofwhichare framed into the righthand side of the platform-frame G. This roller q' is elevated considerably above the platform-frame C, as shown clearly in fig. 3, and the carrier L'is kept in a horizontal position directly behind, and for a distance equal in length to the sickle, by means'ofthe drum H, as will hefully understood by referring to fig. 3, the ends of the drum having enlarged portions, 8 s, 'which bearupon leather selvedges,'.t, on the carrier. The carrier is driven by a cross-belt, u, from the drum H', and over the inclined partof the carrier there is a shortmetal guide-plate, M,.the upper end ofwhich works on a rod, .1), to admit of said plate yielding or giving to conform to the varying thickness of thelayer of grain carried up by said inclined portionotthe carrier, and an elastic guide-v strip, N, is attachedto thered 2), said strip extending downward,-and serving to; guide the cut grain'upon the binder s platform. i r i It will be seen that the driver, by moving further backward or forward, on his seat, F, may balance or counter-poise the sickle in order that it may rise and fall freely, and conform to the inequalities of surface over which it may pass, and also al'low saidsickle and the finger-bar to pass obstructions-which may-lie in their path. The seat F may also be adjusted further forward or backward between the arms 9 g, to suit theweig ht of the driver. The pitman I, in consequence of being attached to the outer end ofthe sickle J, is of considerable length, and operates the sickle with less friction, less m and tear, and isless-liable to break, and its upper serrated or toothed edge, over which the cut grass falls, serves to scatter and spread the latter effectually. The pitman is made without notches, when the device is used as a harvester. I

The device, as a whole, is extremely simple and eflicient, may'bec'onstructed at a moderatecost, and there are no parts liable to become deranged by use, or to get out of repairi v I Having thus described my invention-,what I claim as. new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination of the fingers and cutter-bar with the notched pitman, when the latter is pivoted to the outer end of the cutter-bar, for the purpose of scattering thecut grass, as herein shown and described.

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